Understanding the placenta: the key to healthy life

The placenta is the interface between the mother and her baby, which means it is not only key to a successful pregnancy, it determines the future health of every one of us.

Watch a Cambridge University film in which film Professor Graham Burton discusses how the Trophoblast Centre was established to generate a fresh approach into placental research.

The Centre focuses on common complications during pregnancy that have their roots in poor placental development – such as miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, stillbirth and low birth weight – and maternal-fetal interactions during pregnancy.


Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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